24,500 Queries Later… Happy First Birthday, HARO!

I’m writing this today from a hotel room in Park City, Utah. One year ago, I wrote this blog post from a hotel room in Los Angeles, California. It talked about how my little Facebook group, called “If I Can Help A Reporter Out, I Will,” blew through 1,200 members, and I had to move [...]



HARO Response to Temple University Article on Student Journalists

Help A Reporter Out was founded on the principle that we could easily connect journalists with sources all around the globe, for all media outlets.
In the beginning, we accepted all forms of media, from anyone claiming to be a reporter. As we got bigger, we had to start implementing certain rules and guidelines as to [...]



Response from Peter Shankman and HARO regarding today’s Conference Call

First things first:
Today’s HARO “How to Pitch Business Reporters” will be rescheduled for
tomorrow, Thursday, February 19th, at 2pm (14:00) EST.
Now then:
To my esteemed panelists, and to all the audience members listening in: I’m truly sorry. While the problem was caused by technical issues, the fact is, I organized the call, I promoted it, my panel [...]



What’s Hot on HARO – February 12, 2009

Good morning! What’s HOT on HARO for February 12th, 2009!

Here’s the link for the journalist who “Went Christian Bale” on Twitter. Site might be slow, he’s getting slammed.
So I convinced Nick Nanton to sponsor this whole first week of WhoH. But he’s a good guy. He’s the Celebrity Lawyer. Follow [...]



Boxing Day Twitter Trivia Contest Prize List

Updated: 16:25 12/26
A little history… I’m on Twitter as @skydiver.The morning of December 24th, I figured I could kill two birds with one stone. I figured I could clean out my office, and by doing so, give away via Twitter all the “SWAG” that I’d collected over the year from loyal HARO members, advertisers, and [...]